{"product_id":"tom-waits-small-change-lp","title":"Tom Waits - Small Change (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnquestionably the definitive recording of Waits' early period, SMALL CHANGE brings his beatnik\/grifter\/gruff, poetic piano man persona into sharp, defining focus. Waits' blues\/jazz\/'40s pop amalgam is at its most cohesive here, as he's backed by three West Coast jazz vets and an occasional (never overweening) string section. \"Tom Traubert's Blues,\" later covered by Rod Stewart, is a milestone, and one of the greatest cry-in-your-beer tunes of all time. Waits plays the down-and-out, alcohol-ravaged troubadour to perfection here as well as on \"Invitation to the Blues\" and the devastating \"Bad Liver and a Broken Heart,\" where one can almost smell the cheap whiskey on his breath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not all misery, though. There's plenty of humor on the huckster\/auctioneer rap of \"Step Right Up\" and the bad-gig nightmare of \"The Piano Has Been Drinking [Not Me]).\" \"The One That Got Away\" and the title cut continue the aural dimestore novel approach Waits began early in his career. Things end with a quiet, romantic gesture; the poignant, understated 4 AM wistfulness of \"I Can't Wait to Get Off Work.\" If you buy only one Waits '70s album, it should be this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonnel includes: Tom Waits (vocals, piano); Harry Bluestone, Israel Baker, Nathan Kaproff, Nathan Ross, Murray Adler (violin); Sam Boghossian, David Schwartz (viola); Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden (cello); Lew Tabackin (tenor saxophone); Jim Hughart (bass); Shelly Manne (drums).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California in July 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Jazz, Non-Music, Pop, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e Joco Records\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) 6:40\u003cbr\u003eA2 Step Right Up 5:39\u003cbr\u003eA3 Jitterbug Boy (Sharing A Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie) 3:41\u003cbr\u003eA4 I Wish I Was In New Orleans (In The Ninth Ward) 4:50\u003cbr\u003eA5 The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening With Pete King) 3:37\u003cbr\u003eB1 Invitation To The Blues 5:20\u003cbr\u003eB2 Pasties And A G-String (At The Two O'Clock Club) 2:32\u003cbr\u003eB3 Bad Liver And A Broken Heart (In Lowell) 4:46\u003cbr\u003eB4 The One That Got Away 4:00\u003cbr\u003eB5 Small Change (Got Rained On With His Own .38) 5:03\u003cbr\u003eB6 I Can't Wait To Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue) 3:20\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097564426499,"sku":"5JR16G-JUHR-00","price":25.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/tom-waits-small-change-lp","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}